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Are parents responsible if their children damage in a store?
If a parent brings a child (defined as under 13 for a boy and under 12 for a girl) into a store, and that child damages an item, is the parent responsible to pay?
Would it matter if the child simply ...
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Are you culpable for things done under hypnosis?
The other question regarding the halachos of hypnosis only discusses doing it/having it done to you. I would like to know if someone who is already hypnotized (either intentionally or not) is culpable ...
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“A life for a life”: execution or reparations
The Torah states (Ex. 21:23) that if two people are fighting and accidentally kill an innocent bystander (such as a woman), "you shall give a life for a life."
The Gemara (Sanhedrin 79a-b) records a ...
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Stealing from or causing damage to a third party to save life or limb
Suppose Fred is in danger of death or injury, and the most direct way to avoid that fate involves stealing or damaging property belonging to Ernie, an uninvolved person.
Examples:
Fred is being ...
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Product liability in halacha
What does Judaism say about product liability? That is, if I sell someone a product and — because it was manufactured
poorly or
not as advertised
— the purchaser sustains damage, to ...
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Boshes damages for a מלבין פני חברו ברבים
Asked by my kid (albeit less fleshed-out than the way I'm presenting it here):
One should rather submit himself to be burned alive than cause another to blanch in shame in public, according to Sota ...
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Self-defense (in a case of one's capital, not a capital case)
There is a well known rule that if A is threatening B's life, B may kill A, if necessary, to prevent that.
Is there any such rule in non-capital cases? Specifically:
If A is threatening B with ...
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Do you have to pay if you damage someone in order to stop them from sinning?
There is a story in Brachos where R' Ada bar Ahava ripped a Karbalta (a red non-tznius garment) off a woman, and then discovered that she was not Jewish. He then was fined for that act 400 zuz. He ...
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What's the practical difference of what Maveh means?
In the gemara in Bava Kama on Daf 3b there is a discussion about what the word Maveh (מבעה) in the Mishnah [on 2a] means. The gemara brings a dispute: Rav holds that Maveh means "man" (i.e. when a man ...
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When should one hide her mezuzot?
In light of recent events wherein vandals began burning mezuzot found on the doorways outside of people's houses, I am wondering if there is ever a reason to remove mezuzot to prevent their ...
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Car falls into my ditch- I'm not responsible?
Halacha dictates that if someone were to dig a huge hole in the middle of the street and a car fell into it, he would not be responsible to pay for the damage to the car. The language of the Talmud ...
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Causing injury while playing a sport
Suppose one Jew accidentally injurs another Jew while playing a contact sport such as football. Is the injured party entitled damages as compensation for the injury, or does the participation in an ...
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A tree which falls and damages
If one has a tree in their property/yard, (or similarly a tree within a jointly owned courtyard) and it falls into a public area [due to heavy winds] and damages...
Is the owner of the tree liable in ...
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Who is responsible for damage to something that was used at the owner's request?
Suppose you ask someone to use something that belongs to you, so that you can benefit from their use of it. For example, you (voluntarily) give a camera to someone you know to take a picture (of ...
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Do I need to use damage compensation for repairs?
If I get a scratch on a car door and I am compensated, do I have to repair or can I just keep the money and live with the dent or scratch?
(This may be a similar question but I am unsure so I made ...
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May a Jew be a professional boxer?
Are there any halachic problems with a Jew being a professional boxer?
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Nezikin for Annoyances?
Is there any concept of Nezikin for simple annoyances like in secular nuisance law? What if said annoyances cause difficulty sleeping, studying, or working?
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Non responsibility for Damages on Purim
Why is one not required to pay if one causes damage on Purim?
Does it apply in all situations?
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Scratch on a car: liability if panel was later paid by another
If someone scratches my car door and then later a second person knocks it off completely and the second person has to compensate, is the first person who scratched the door still responsible to pay ...
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The application of “harm” in Shemot (Exodus) 21:22
Shemot (Exodus) 21:22:
And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow, he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall ...
